Deirdre Clemente In The News
Fashionista
There's a fantasy for everyone on TikTok. Should you yearn for a moss-covered existence in a quiet wood or a slick skyscraper apartment towering high over New York City, rest assured the algorithm has your back. Recently, my own "For You" page began supplying a steady stream of "French-girl-aesthetic" TikToks, defined by smudgy red lipstick, Juliet balconies and spritzes of Chanel No. 5 in marble bathrooms. I scroll these videos instead of practicing my own French on Duolingo.
Zing News
Party dresses are coming back after a long time of being forgotten. The dress model appeared a lot on the fashion catwalk.
Marie Claire
Where we used to wear tight bodycon dresses, there has been another dress that predominates for the past four years: the prairie dress or milkmaid dress. With its ruffled hem, fluttering sleeves and modest ankle length, it has become a firm favorite . Still, the dress is causing quite a stir these days, but is that justified?
The Zoe Report
You’ve read the headline before: The Roaring Twenties Are Back! The topic of the 1920s versus the 2020s has felt fairly ubiquitous since the world began creeping out of lockdown, with comparisons made by analysts, historians, and writers alike. Meanwhile, literal 1920s fashion trends trickled down to runway collections by way of opulent embellishments and nostalgic dress silhouettes. But beaded fringe and fluffy feathers aren’t the whole of it. “Clothing springs from the culture, and both the ‘20s and present day [are times of] recovering from trauma,” historian and curator Deirdre Clemente tells TZR. She’s a self-proclaimed “crazy Fitzgerald fan" and even served as a historical consultant for costume in Baz Luhrmann's 2013 remake of The Great Gatsby. “I think the parallel is a cultural one. You can’t overstate the role of the war on the 1920s and right now, the country is also in a state of trauma [while] trying to recover from the pandemic.”
Fashion Sina
With the frisbee fever set off in China, many people have joined the sport. As a hipster, you must pay attention to the clothes of your friends on the sports field, and the yoga pants commonly worn by girls have recently been accused of rubbing frantically. Is it really a problem to wear yoga pants to play Frisbee?